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11 Mar 1544
Torquato Tasso Italian Renaissance poet (Aminta Apologia) born in Sorrento Kingdom of Naples (d. 1595)
11 Mar 1549
HenricHendrik Spieghel Dutch Renaissance writer and poet (Hertspiegel)
11 Mar 1725
Henry Benedict Stuart pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807)
11 Mar 1730
Otto Friedrich Mller Copenhagen Danish Naturalist who was a pioneer in the study of microorganisms including bacteria diatoms and infusoria
11 Mar 1731
Robert Treat Paine judge signer (Declaration of Independence)
11 Mar 1738
Benjamin Tupper Continental Army officer and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1792)
11 Mar 1785
John McLean American Supreme Court Justice (1829-61) and Postmaster General born in Morris County New Jersey (d. 1861)
11 Mar 1811
Marsena Rudolph Patrick American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hounsfield New York (d. 1888)
11 Mar 1811
Urbain Jean Joseph le Verrier co-discoverer (Neptune)
11 Mar 1818
John Wilkins Whitfield American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Franklin Tennessee (d. 1879)
11 Mar 1819
Henry Tate English sugar producer (Tate Gallery)
11 Mar 1819
Marius Petipa French ballet dancerchoreographer (Don Quiotte)
11 Mar 1822
Allison Nelson Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)
11 Mar 1832
William Ruffin Cox Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1919)
11 Mar 1840
Edmund Kirby Jr American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Brownville New York(d. 1863)
11 Mar 1860
Thomas Hastings American architect (NY Public Library) born in NYC New York
11 Mar 1863
Andrew Stoddart cricketer (My Dear Victorious Stod)
11 Mar 1870
Louis Bachelier French mathematician (d. 1946)
11 Mar 1870
Herm McFarland American MLB outfielder (first grand slam in AL history) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1935)
11 Mar 1872
Abraham van Stolk Jzn lumber merchantart collector
11 Mar 1873
David Horsley English-born film executive (d. 1933)
11 Mar 1876
Charles Carl Ruggles American composer (Evocations) born in Marion Massachusetts (d. 1927)
11 Mar 1876
David Wijnkoop Dutch revolutionary socialist born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1941)
11 Mar 1880
Harry H. Laughlin American eugenecist (d. 1943)
11 Mar 1884
Jan Lemaire Dutch writer and actor (Village by the River Beautiful Juliet) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1982)
11 Mar 1885
Malcolm Campbell British racing motorist (world land and water speed record holder) born in London England (d. 1948)
11 Mar 1887
Raoul Walsh American film director (Thief of Baghdad Battle Cry) (d. 1980)
11 Mar 1890
Vannevar Bush developed 1st electronic analogue computer
11 Mar 1892
Wladyslaw Anders Polish general (WW I WW II)
11 Mar 1895
Shemp Howard [Samuel Horwitz] American actor and comedian (3 Stooges) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1955)
11 Mar 1897
Henry Dixon Cowell Menlo Park California composer (New Musical Resources)
11 Mar 1898
Dorothy Gish American film actress (Orphans of the Storm) born in Massillon Ohio (d. 1968)
11 Mar 1899
Frederick IX [Christian FFMKWG] King of Denmark (1947-72)
11 Mar 1903
Dorothy Schiff American owner and publisher (NY Post) born in NYC New York (d. 1989)
11 Mar 1903
George Dickinson cricketer (bowled for NZ in their 1st 3 Tests)
11 Mar 1903
Lawrence Welk American accordionist and orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) born in Strasburg North Dakota (d. 1992)
11 Mar 1903
Ronald Syme New Zealand classicist and historian born in Eltham New Zealand (d. 1989)
11 Mar 1904
Cornelis Jan Bakker DutchUS nuclear physicist
11 Mar 1904
Maurits Wertheim Dutch writer (Isaac De Fuentes)
11 Mar 1907
Helmuth J von Moltke German politician (July 20th plot)
11 Mar 1907
Jessie Matthews British actress (Gangway First a Girl) born in London England (d. 1981)
11 Mar 1911
Alan Gifford [John Lennox] American actor (Time Lock 2001 A Space Odyssey) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1989)
11 Mar 1911
Sir Fitzroy Maclean Scottish diplomat soldier politician author and an inspiration for Ian Flemings James Bond born in Cairo
11 Mar 1912
Xavier Montsalvatge Spanish composer (El gato con botas)
11 Mar 1913
John Jacob Weinzweig composer (Enchanted Hill) born in Toronto Ontario
11 Mar 1915
Karl Krolow German poet and translator born in Hannover (d. 1999)
11 Mar 1915
Vijay Hazare cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54)
11 Mar 1915
J. C. R. Licklider American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (d. 1990)
11 Mar 1916
Ezra Jack Keats childrens literature author (d. 1983)
11 Mar 1917
Robert L Carter Caryville Florida American civil rights activist and judge (Brown v. Board of Education NAACP v. Alabama) (d. 2012)
11 Mar 1919
Mercer Ellington son of Duke Ellingtonbandleader
11 Mar 1920
D J Enright England poetnovelist (Some Men are Brothers)
11 Mar 1920
Kenneth Dover chancellor (St Andrews University)
11 Mar 1921
Astor Piazzolla Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo)
11 Mar 1921
F[rancis] M[arion] Busby Jr American sci-fi author (Star Rebel)
11 Mar 1921
Frank Harary American mathematician (d. 2005)
11 Mar 1922
Abdul Razak bin Hussain premier of Malaysia (1970-77)
11 Mar 1922
Thom Kelling Dutch singerguitarist (Programa de Manha)
11 Mar 1922
Vinnette Carroll American actress and 1st African-American woman to direct on Broadway (1972 Dont Bother Me I Cant Cope) born in NYC New York (d. 2002)
11 Mar 1922
Jos Luis Lpez Vzquez Spanish actor director and comedian (La Cabina Travels With My Aunt) born in Madrid Spain (d. 2009)
11 Mar 1922
Cornelius Castoriadis Greek philosopher and economist born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1997)
11 Mar 1923
Louise Brough American tennis player (Wimbledon 1948-50 55) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 2014)
11 Mar 1923
Alexander Xaver Gwerder Swiss writer born in Thalwil Zurich (d. 1952)
11 Mar 1923
Ad[rianus C] de Besten Dutch literary (River Basin)
11 Mar 1923
Morschi Mirando [Thomas Weiss] GermanDutch gypsy artist
11 Mar 1926
Thomas Starzl American surgeon performed 1st successful liver transplant born in Le Mars Iowa (d. 2017)
11 Mar 1927
Alan Betts emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College)
11 Mar 1928
Albert Salmi American character actor (Caddyshack Daniel Boone 79 Park Avenue) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1990)
11 Mar 1928
Peter Roger Hunt director (Dr No) born in London England
11 Mar 1929
Jackie McGlew cricketer (dour South African opening bat of the 50)
11 Mar 1929
Timothy Carey American actor (Paths of Glory The Killing) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1994)
11 Mar 1932
Nigel Lawson British government official (The Power Game)
11 Mar 1932
Valerie French British actress (Jubal) born in London England (d. 1990)
11 Mar 1932
Leroy Jenkins American composer and violinist (d. 2007)
11 Mar 1934
George Stamatoyannopoulos Greece medical genetics researcher
11 Mar 1934
Joep Straesser composer (Blossom songs Ramasasiri)
11 Mar 1934
Sam Donaldson ABC White House correspondent (Prime Time) born in El Paso Texas
11 Mar 1934
Sydney Burke cricketer (South African quick 11 wkts on Test debut v NZ 1961)
11 Mar 1936
Antonin Scalia 105th Supreme Court Justice (1986-2016) born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 2016)
11 Mar 1937
John Ward NZ cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 1964-68)
11 Mar 1937
Milan Vukcevich Yugoslavian chemist and a grandmaster of chess problem composition born in Belgrade Serbia (d. 2003)
11 Mar 1939
Lorraine Hunt American businesswoman and former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada born in Niagara Falls New York
11 Mar 1939
Leonardo Flaco Jimnez American Tex-Mex accordionist born in San Antonio Texas
11 Mar 1944
Ric Rothwell drummer (Mindbenders-Games of Love)
11 Mar 1945
Harvey Mandel rock guitarist (Drei Amerikanische LPs)
11 Mar 1945
Timothy Mason consultant (British Arts Council)
11 Mar 1945
Tricia ONeal actress (Piranha Part II) born in Shreveport Louisiana
11 Mar 1946
Brigitte Fossey French actress (Man Who Died Twice) born in Tourcoing France
11 Mar 1947
Geoffrey Hunt Australia world-champion squash player
11 Mar 1947
Mark Stein singerorganistkeyboardist (Vanilla Fudge)
11 Mar 1948
Dominique Sanda [Varaigne] French actress (The Conformist 1900 First Love) born in Paris France
11 Mar 1948
George Kooymans Dutch guitaristsinger (Golden Earring)
11 Mar 1948
Csar Gernimo Dominican baseball player
11 Mar 1948
Jan Schelhaas English musician (Caravan Camel) born in Liverpool
11 Mar 1950
Bobby McFerrin American vocalist and conductor (Dont Worry Be Happy-Grammy 1989) born in New York New York
11 Mar 1950
Jerry Zucker American director (Airplane Naked Gun) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
11 Mar 1952
Susan Richardson Coatesville Pa actress (Susan-8 is Enough)
11 Mar 1954
Gale Norton 48th United States Secretary of the Interior
11 Mar 1955
[Kater]Nina Hagen German actress (Blue Angel) born in East Berlin German DR
11 Mar 1956
Curtis L Brown Jr NC astronaut (STS 47 STS 66 77 85 sk95)
11 Mar 1956
D. J. MacHale American author and television writer
11 Mar 1957
The Lady Chablis [Benjamin Knox] American transgender entertainer (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) born in Quincy Florida (d. 2016)
11 Mar 1957
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya Leningrad Soviet Union Chess Grandmaster (d. 2012)
11 Mar 1957
Qasem Soleimani Iranian general in the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution born in Kerman Iran
11 Mar 1958
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer interim President of Iraq
11 Mar 1961
Bruce Watson Ontario Canada rock guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland)
11 Mar 1961
Mike Percy rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
11 Mar 1962
Peter Berg American film actor director and producer
11 Mar 1962
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Somali diplomat and 9th President of Somalia (2017-present) born in Mogadishu Somalia
11 Mar 1963
Alexandra Alex Kingston British actress (Doctor Who ER The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders) born in Epsom Surrey England
11 Mar 1964
Raimo Helminen Tampere FIN hockey forward (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998)
11 Mar 1964
Shane Richie British actor (EastEnders Flushed Away) born in Harlesden London
11 Mar 1964
Emma Chambers British actress (The Vicar of Dibley Notting Hill) born in Doncaster England (d. 2018)
11 Mar 1964
Vinnie Paul American drummer (Pantera) born in Abilene Texas (d. 2018)
11 Mar 1965
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen British television presenter
11 Mar 1966
Ralph Tamm NFL guardcenter (Denver Broncos KC Chiefs)
11 Mar 1966
Steve Reed MLB pitcher (Colorado Rockies) born in Los Angeles California
11 Mar 1967
Andrew Zesers Australian cricketer (1987 World Cup)
11 Mar 1967
Bill Houlder Thunder Bay NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
11 Mar 1967
John Barrowman Scottish-American actor singer presenter and writer (Captain Jack Harkness-Doctor Who) born in Glasgow Scotland
11 Mar 1969
Dan Lacroix NHL left wing (NY Rangers) born in Montreal Quebec
11 Mar 1969
John Fina NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
11 Mar 1970
Brett Liddle Boksburg South Africa Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Newcastle)
11 Mar 1971
Jiri Vykoukai Olomouc CZ hockey player (Team Czech Rep Olympic gold 1998)
11 Mar 1971
Martin Rucinsky Most Cze NHL left wing (Canadiens Olympic gold 1998)
11 Mar 1971
Johnny Knoxville American television personality
11 Mar 1972
Jamal Duff NFL defensive end (NY Giants Wash Redskins)
11 Mar 1973
Mike Mihelic CFL offensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
11 Mar 1973
Tony Veland NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
11 Mar 1885
Malcolm Campbell British motor racer (world land and water speed record holder) born in London England (d. 1948)
11 Mar 1913
John Jacob Weinzweig Canadian composer (The Enchanted Hill Red Ear Of Corn) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2006)
11 Mar 1919
Mercer Ellington son of Duke Ellington American composer & bandleader born in Washington D.C. (d. 1996)
11 Mar 1921
Astor Piazzolla Argentinian banodeonist & composer (Tango Nuevo) born in Mar del Plata Argentina (d. 1992)
11 Mar 1921
F. M. Busby American sci-fi author (Star Rebel)
11 Mar 1933
Terry J Hatter Jr American judge in California
11 Mar 1934
Sydney Burke South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests 11-196 on Test debut v NZ 1961) born in Pretoria South Africa
11 Mar 1953
Chet Catallo American jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra) born in Rochester New York
11 Mar 1966
Joe Hachem Australian poker player (first Australian to win World Series of Poker 2005 record 7.5m) born in Lebanon
11 Mar 1972
Carl Greenwood Amercian NFL cornerback (NY Jets) born in Fort Ord California
11 Mar 1974
Billy Granville linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
11 Mar 1974
Jon Dalton the infamous Jonny Fairplay from the 7th and 16th season of Survivor
11 Mar 1975
Cedric Henderson NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
11 Mar 1975
Eric the Midget [Eric S. Lynch] Rodeo California American radio personality
11 Mar 1812
William Vincent Wallace Irish-American violinist (known as the Australian Paganini) and composer (Maritana) born in Waterford Ireland (d. 1865)
11 Mar 1876
Carl Ruggles American composer (Evocations) born in Marion Massachusetts (d. 1971)
11 Mar 1899
Frederick IX [Christian FFMKWG] King of Denmark (1947-72)
11 Mar 1923
Morschi Mirando [Thomas Weiss] GermanDutch gypsy artist
11 Mar 1923
Terence Alexander English actor (Bergerac) born in London England (d. 2009)
11 Mar 1926
Ilhan Mimaroglu Turkish electronic music composer and musician born in Istanbul Turkey (d. 2012)
11 Mar 1929
Erskine Childers Irish writer and United Nations civil servant official born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1996)
11 Mar 1930
Bobby Winkles American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels Oakland As) born in Tuckerman Arkansas (d. 2020)
11 Mar 1933
Sad Amara Algerian soccer midfielder (5 caps Strasbourg Bziers Bordeaux) and manager (Algeria) born in Sada Algeria (d. 2020)
11 Mar 1934
Joep Straesser Dutch composer (Blossom songs Ramasasiri) born in Amsterdam the Netherlands (d. 2004)
11 Mar 1937
John Ward New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 17 dismissals) born in Timaru New Zealand (d. 2021)
11 Mar 1940
Jon Gibson American flute and saxophone player (Philip Glass Ensemble 1968-2019) and composer (The Voyage of The Beagle) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2020)
11 Mar 1944
Graham Lyle Scottish singer-songwriter (Whats Love Got to Do with It) born in Bellshill Scotland
11 Mar 1953
Jimmy Iovine American record producer (Interscope Records) born in Brooklyn New York
11 Mar 1957
Qasem Soleimani Iranian major general of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps born in Kerman Iran (d. 2020)
11 Mar 1961
Ken [Kenneth Sean Carson] American model & boyfriend of Barbie born in El Segundo California
11 Mar 1969
Rami Jaffee American musician (keyboardist for The Foo Fighters) born in Los Angeles California
11 Mar 1971
Liesbeth Migchelsen Dutch soccer defender (97 caps FFC Heike Rheine SV Fortuna Wormerveer AZ Alkmaar) born in Harderwijk Netherlands (d. 2020)
11 Mar 1972
Carl Greenwood American NFL cornerback (NY Jets) born in Fort Ord California
11 Mar 1898
(Irving Milford) Miff Mole American jazz trombonist and composer (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies - Slippin Around Sophie Tucker) born in Roosevelt Long Island New York (d. 1961)
11 Mar 1906
Hasan Ferit Alnar Turkish composer born in Istanbul Ottoman Empire (d. 1978)
11 Mar 1906
Zino Davidoff Ukrainian businessman born in Novhorod-Siversky Ukraine (d. 1994)
11 Mar 1919
Mercer Ellington son of Duke Ellington American composer and bandleader born in Washington D.C. (d. 1996)
11 Mar 1921
Astor Piazzolla Argentinian banodeonist and composer (Tango Nuevo) born in Mar del Plata Argentina (d. 1992)
11 Mar 1928
Albert Salmi American character actor (Caddyshack Daniel Boone 79 Park Avenue) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1990)
11 Mar 1928
Peter Roger Hunt English director (Dr No) born in London England
11 Mar 1929
Jzef Zapdzki Polish sport shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1968 72) born in Rokitno Poland (d. 2022)
11 Mar 1944
Ric Rothwell British rock drummer (Mindbenders - The Game of Love) born in Reddish Cheshire England
11 Mar 1944
Robert Bobby Lyle American jazz pianist born in Memphis Tennessee
11 Mar 1945
Harvey Mandel American rock guitarist (The Snake) born in Morton Illinois
11 Mar 1947
Mark Stein American rock singer Hammond organ and keyboard player and songwriter (Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On) born in Bayonne New Jersey
11 Mar 1948
George Kooymans Dutch rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Golden Earring - Radar Love) born in The Hague Netherlands
11 Mar 1950
Bobby McFerrin American Grammy Award winner vocalist (Dont Worry Be Happy) and classical music conductor born in New York City New York
11 Mar 1951
Katie Kissoon [Farthing] Trinidadian-British pop singer (Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep) and session and touring backing vocalist (Van Morrison Eric Clapton Roger Water Mark Knopfler) born in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
11 Mar 1953
Chuck Jackson Canadian singer and harmonica player (Downchild 1990-present Cameo Blues Band 1978-92) born in Toronto Ontario
11 Mar 1955
Catharina Nina Hagen German punk rock singer and actress (The Go-Blue Girl) born in East Berlin East Germany
11 Mar 1956
Rob Paulsen American voice actor (Pinky and The Brain) born in Detroit Michigan
11 Mar 1961
Bruce Watson Canadian-Scottish rock guitarist sitar and mandolin player (Big Country - Wonderland In A Big Country) born in Timmons Ontario
11 Mar 1965
Jesse Jackson Jr. American politician (US House of Representative from Illinois 1995-2012) born in Greenville South Carolina
11 Mar 1965
Wallace Langham American actor (The Larry Sanders Show CSI) born in Fort Worth Texas
11 Mar 1965
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen British interior designer and television host (Changing Rooms) born in Kensington London England
11 Mar 1965
Andy Sturmer American pop-rock singer songwriter and producer (Jellyfish Puffy AmiYumi) born in Los Angeles County California
11 Mar 1968
Lisa Loeb American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (Stay (I Missed You)) born in Bethesda Maryland
11 Mar 1969
Rami Jaffee American rock keyboardist (The Foo Fighters) born in Los Angeles California
11 Mar 1969
Terrence Howard American actor (Mr. Hollands Opus Hustle & Flow Empire) and singer-songwriter (Shine Through It Its Hard Out Here for a Pimp) born in Chicago Illinois
11 Mar 1969
Soraya [Lamilla] Colombian-American singer-songwriter guitarist arranger and record producer (Amor En Tus Ojos Love In Your Eyes Casi) born in Point Pleasant New Jersey (d. 2006)
11 Mar 1549
Henric Laurenszoon Spieghel Dutch Renaissance writer and poet (Hertspiegel) born in Amsterdam (d. 1612)
11 Mar 1596
Isaac Elsevier Dutch book publisher (House of Elzevir) born in Leiden (d. 1651)
11 Mar 1654
Heinrich Georg Neuss German composer Lutheran theologian and poet born in Elbingerode Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbttel (now Germany) (d. 1716)
11 Mar 1683
Giovanni Veneziano Italian composer born in Naples Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1742)
11 Mar 1730
Otto Friedrich Mller Danish Naturalist who was a pioneer in the study of microorganisms including bacteria diatoms and infusoria born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1784)
11 Mar 1731
Robert Treat Paine American judge and Founding Father (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1814)
11 Mar 1781
Anthony Philip Heinrich Americas 1st full-time composer born in Schnbchel Bohemia (d. 1861)
11 Mar 1793
Jan Frans Willems Flemish writer and philologist born in Boechout Belgium (d. 1846)
11 Mar 1811
Urbain Jean Joseph le Verrier French astronomer (made calculations that proved existence of Neptune) born in Saint-L France (d. 1877)
11 Mar 1819
Henry Tate English sugar producer (established Tate Gallery in London) born near Chorley England (d. 1899)
11 Mar 1819
Marius Petipa French ballet dancer and choreographer (Don Quiotte) born in Marseille France (d. 1910)
11 Mar 1832
Franz Melde German physicist (Melde test) born in Groenlder (d. 1901)
11 Mar 1838
kuma Shigenobu Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1898 1914-1916) born in Saga Japan (d. 1922)
11 Mar 1840
Edmund Kirby Jr American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Brownville New York (d. 1863)
11 Mar 1846
Antonio Cndido Gonalves Crespo Brazilian-born Portuguese poet born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1886)
11 Mar 1860
Thomas Hastings American architect (NY Public Library) born in NYC New York (d. 1929)
11 Mar 1863
Andrew Stoddart English cricket batsman & captain (16 Tests 2 x 100 HS 173 Middlesex CCC) and rugby union centre & captain (10 Tests first captain Barbarians RFC) born in Westoe England (d. 1915)
11 Mar 1879
Justus Hermann Wetzel German composer born in n Kyritz Germany (d. 1973)
11 Mar 1879
Niels Bjerrum Danish chemist (ph tests) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1958)
11 Mar 1890
Vannevar Bush American engineer and science administrator (developed 1st electronic analogue computer) born in Everett Massachusetts (d. 1974)
11 Mar 1897
Dick Tyldesley English cricket spin bowler (7 Tests 19 wickets BB 350 Lancashire CCC) born in Westhoughton England (d. 1943)
11 Mar 1897
Henry Dixon Cowell American composer (New Musical Resources) born in Menlo Park California (d. 1965)
11 Mar 1899
Frederick IX King of Denmark (1947-72) born at Sorgenfri Palace Denmark (d. 1972)
11 Mar 1902
Josef Martin Bauer German writer and director (As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me) born in Taufkirchen Germany (d. 1970)
11 Mar 1903
George Dickinson New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests 8 wickets Otago Wellington) and rugby union five-eighth (NZ 5 x tour matches Otago RFU) born in Dunedin New Zealand (d. 1978)
11 Mar 1904
Cornelis Jan Bakker Dutch nuclear physicist (Director of CERN) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1960)
11 Mar 1905
Gilroy Roberts American sculptor (Chief Engraver of the US Mint 1948-64) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
11 Mar 1907
Eleni Gatzoyiannis Greek heroine (subject of Eleni by son Nicholas Gage about how she saved her children) (d. 1948)
11 Mar 1907
Helmuth James von Moltke German jurist who opposed the Nazis (July 20th plot) born in Kreisau Germany (d. 1945)
11 Mar 1910
Robert Havemann German chemist and dissident born in Munich Germany (d. 1982)
11 Mar 1911
Fitzroy Maclean 1st Baronet Scottish adventurer soldier writer and politician who was an inspiration for Ian Flemings James Bond born in Cairo Khedivate of Egypt Ottoman Empire (d. 1996)
11 Mar 1912
Robert Clifford Latham English Pepys scholar born in Audley England (d. 1995)
11 Mar 1912
Xavier Montsalvatge Spanish composer (El gato con botas) born in Girona Spain (d. 2002)
11 Mar 1913
Thomas Gray English pioneering anaesthetist born in Liverpool England (d. 2008)
11 Mar 1915
Vijay Hazare Indian cricket batsman and captain (30 Tests 7 x 100 HS 164no Maharashtra Central India Baroda Holkar) born in Sangli India (d. 2004)
11 Mar 1928
Albert Salmi American stage and screen character actor (Caddyshack The Brothers Karamazov Bus Stop) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1990)
11 Mar 1929
Jackie McGlew South African cricket batsman (34 Tests 7 x 100 HS 255no Natal) born in Pietermaritzburg South Africa (d. 1998)
11 Mar 1931
Colin Jillings New Zealand thoroughbred horse trainer (W. S. Cox Plate 1993 The Phantom Chance 4 x Auckland Cup winners 5 x NZ Derby winners) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2022)
11 Mar 1937
Alexandra Zabelina Russian fencer (Olympic gold USSR womens team foil 1960 68 72) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2022)
11 Mar 1939
Leonardo Flaco Jimnez American Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto accordionist (Texas Tornados) born in San Antonio Texas [1]
11 Mar 1950
Bobby McFerrin American Grammy Award-winning vocalist (Dont Worry Be Happy) and classical music conductor born in New York City New York
11 Mar 1967
Sergei Bautin Belarusian ice hockey defenceman (Olympic gold Unified Team 1992 Winnipeg Jets Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks) born in Rahachow Belarus (d. 2022)
11 Mar 1683
Giovanni Veneziano Italian composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1742)
11 Mar 1785
John McLean American jurist (US Supreme Court Justice 1829-61 Ohio Supreme Court Justice (1816-22) and US Postmaster General (1823-28) born in Morris County New Jersey (d. 1861)
11 Mar 1860
Thomas Hastings American architect (NY Public Library) born in New York City (d. 1929)
11 Mar 1863
Andrew Stoddart English cricket batsman and captain (16 Tests 2 x 100 HS 173 Middlesex CCC) and rugby union centre & captain (10 Tests first captain Barbarians RFC) born in Westoe England (d. 1915)
11 Mar 1870
Arthur E Ochse South African cricket batsman (2 Tests Transvaal) born in Graaff-Reinet South Africa (d. 1918)
11 Mar 1897
Henry Cowell American pianist composer (The Tides of Manaunaun Aeolian Harp) and modern music promoter (New Musical Resources) born in Menlo Park California (d. 1965)
11 Mar 1903
Dorothy Schiff American owner and publisher (NY Post) born in New York City (d. 1989)
11 Mar 1920
D. J. Enright English poet and novelist (Some Men are Brothers) born in Royal Leamington Spa England (d. 2002)
11 Mar 1921
Astor Piazzolla Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (Tango Nuevo) born in Mar del Plata Argentina (d. 1992)
11 Mar 1922
Abdul Razak bin Hussain Malaysian politician Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970-77) born in Pekan British Malaysia (d. 1976)
11 Mar 1922
Thom Kelling Dutch singer guitarist and bandleader (Programa de Manha) born in s-Gravenhage Netherlands (d. 1968)
11 Mar 1923
Ad de Besten Dutch poet (River Basin) (d. 2015)
11 Mar 1926
Malcolm Wells American architect regarded as the father of modern earth-sheltered architecture writer and solar energy consultant born in Camden New Jersey (d. 2009) [1]
11 Mar 1932
Leroy Jenkins American jazz violinist avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical composer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
11 Mar 1932
Nigel Lawson British journalist and politician (UK Chancellor 1983-89 reformed tax laws) born in London England (d. 2023) [1]
11 Mar 1933
Sandra Milo [Salvatrice Greco] Italian actress (8 Juliet of the Spirits) and television personality born in Tunis French Tunisia (d. 2024)
11 Mar 1940
Alberto Cortez Argentinian singer-songwriter (Cuando un amigo se va) born in Rancul Argentina (d. 2019) [1]
11 Mar 1945
Dock Ellis American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates pitched no-hitter 1971) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2008)
11 Mar 1949
Richard de Bois Dutch songwriter (Ik Hou Van Jou) record producer (Dollly Dots) Ivy Green) and drummer (Roeks Family Ginger Ale) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2008)
11 Mar 1953
Bernie LaBarge Canadian session and touring guitarist and singer-songwriter born in Ottawa Ontario
11 Mar 1957
Cheryl Lynn American disco and R&B singer-songwriter (Got To Be Real Every Time I Try to Say Goodbye) born in Los Angeles California
11 Mar 1961
Mike Percy English rock bassist (Dead or Alive 1981-88 - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)) born in Liverpool England
11 Mar 1961
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ruler and President of the UAE (2022-) born in Al Ain Trucial States
11 Mar 1964
Julia Gomelskaya Ukrainian composer born in Sartov USSR (d. 2016)
11 Mar 1966
Stphane Demol Belgian soccer central defender (38 caps Anderlecht Bologna Porto Toulouse Standard Lige) born in Watermael-Boitsfort Belgium (d. 2023)
11 Mar 1654
Heinrich Georg Neuss German composer Lutheran theologian and poet born in Elbingerode Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbttel (d. 1716)
11 Mar 1683
Giovanni Veneziano Italian composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples Spanish Empire (d. 1742)
11 Mar 1725
Henry Benedict Stuart Jacobite pretender to the throne of Great Britain and Roman Catholic cardinal born in Rome (d. 1807)
11 Mar 1738
Benjamin Tupper American Continental Army officer and pioneer to the Ohio Country born in Sharon Massachusetts (d. 1792)
11 Mar 1787
Ivan Nabokov Russian general during the Napoleonic Wars born in Russia (d. 1852)
11 Mar 1812
James Speed American Attorney General (1864-66) born in Jefferson County Kentucky (d. 1887)
11 Mar 1831
William Ruffin Cox American Confederate general and US Secretary of State (1893-1900) born in Scotland Neck North Carolina (d. 1919)
11 Mar 1863
Wobbe de Vries Dutch linguist and writer (Something About Word Formation) born in Okswerd Netherlands (d. 1942)
11 Mar 1876
David Wijnkoop Dutch socialist and later communist politician and journalist born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1941)
11 Mar 1902
Josef Martin Bauer German writer (including Nazi propaganda) radio dramatist and novelist (As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me) born in Taufkirchen Germany (d. 1970)
11 Mar 1906
Zino Davidoff Ukrainian--Swiss tobacco entrepreneur (cigars desktop humidors) born in Novhorod-Siversky Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1994)
11 Mar 1917
Robert L. Carter American civil rights activist and judge (Brown v. Board of Education NAACP v. Alabama) born in Caryville Florida (d. 2012)
11 Mar 1919
Mercer Ellington American composer bandleader and son of Duke Ellington born in Washington D.C. (d. 1996)
11 Mar 1926
Patricia Tindale British architect and civil servant (school buildings public housing) born in Chipping Barnet Hertfordshire England (d. 2011)
11 Mar 1927
Alan Betts British emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College) born in Norfolk England (d. 2005)
11 Mar 1927
Raymond Jackson British illustrator and political cartoonist (Evening Standard 1952-97) born in Marylebone London England (d. 1997)
11 Mar 1927
Robert Mosbacher American businessman yachtsman and political appointee (US Secretary of Commerce 1989-92) born in Mount Vernon New York (d. 2010)
11 Mar 1927
Ron Todd British trade unionist (TGWU General Secretary 1985-92) born in Walthamstow London England (d. 2005)
11 Mar 1928
Peter R. Hunt British film director (On Her Majestys Secret Service) born in London (d. 2002)
11 Mar 1930
David Gentleman British visual artist illustrator and muralist (Charing Cross underground station born in London
11 Mar 1931
Peter Walters British businessman (British Petroleum 1954-90 CEO of Midland Bank 1991-94 Chairman of SmithKline Beecham 1994-2000) born in Birmingham England (d. 2023)
11 Mar 1933
Rudy Hayden Canadian country music and rockabilly singer (Want Me A Woman) and stage magician born in Ethelbert Manitoba
11 Mar 1934
George Stamatoyannopoulos Greek genetics researcher (founder of American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy) and educator born in Athens Greece (d. 2018)
11 Mar 1934
Sydney Burke South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests 11-196 on Test debut v NZ 1961) born in Pretoria South Africa (d. 2017)
11 Mar 1939
(Leonardo) Flaco Jimnez American Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto accordionist (Texas Tornados) born in San Antonio Texas [1]
11 Mar 1944
Bobby Lyle American jazz pianist and organist born in Memphis Tennessee
11 Mar 1947
Geoffrey Hunt Australian 4xworld-champion squash player born in Melbourne Victoria
11 Mar 1948
Jan Schelhaas English progressive rock keyboardistn (Caravan 1975-78 &2 002-present Camel 1978-81) born in Liverpool England
11 Mar 1948
Roy Barnes American politician 80th Governor of Georgia (1999-2003) born in Mableton Georgia
11 Mar 1949
Sam Tsemberis Greek-Canadian clinical psychologist founder of Pathways to Housing in the US born in Skora Greece [1]
11 Mar 1950
Jerry Zucker American director and producer (Airplane The Naked Gun Ghost) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin [1]
11 Mar 1956
Curtis Brown American NASA astronaut (STS 47 STS 66 77 85 95) born in Elizabethtown North Carolina
11 Mar 1957
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya Soviet-American chess Woman Grandmaster born in Leningrad Soviet Union (d. 2012)
11 Mar 1958
Anissa Jones American child actress (Family Affair - Buffy) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 1976)
11 Mar 1966
John Thompson III American basketball coach (Princeton Georgetown 2004-17) born in Boston Massachusetts
11 Mar 1971
Jiri Vykoukai Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Republic - Olympic gold 1998) born in Olomouc Czechoslovakia
11 Mar 1971
Johnny Knoxville [Philip Clapp] American stunt performer and actor (Jackass franchise) born in Knoxville Tennessee
11 Mar 1971
Jonas Karlsson Swedish actor (Riding in Darkness) born in Salem Sweden
11 Mar 1971
Martin Ruinsk Czech NHL left wing 1991-2008 (Canadiens and 7 other teams Olympic gold 1998) born in Most Czechoslovakia
11 Mar 1974
Adam Wakeman British session and touring rock keyboardist and songwriter (Black Sabbath Rick Wakeman Headspace) and television score composer born in Windsor England
11 Mar 1974
Bobby Abreu Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder 1996-2014 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and four other teams) born in Turmero Aragua Venezuela
11 Mar 1975
Buvaisar Saitiev Russian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 74kg 1996 2004 08 World Cship gold x 6) born in Khasavyurt Russia (d. 2025)
11 Mar 1975
Eric the Actor [Eric S. Lynch] American radio personality (The Howard Stern Show) formerly known as Eric the Midget born in Rodeo California (d. 2014)
11 Mar 1977
Andre Nickatina [Adams] American rapper (Conversation with a Devil ) born in San Francisco California
11 Mar 1977
Becky Hammon American Basketball HOF point guard (WNBA NY Liberty SA Stars Russia Olympics 2008 12) and coach (first female to coach an NBA team SA Spurs 2020 LV Aces) born in Rapid City South Dakota
11 Mar 1978
Albert Luque Spanish soccer forward (17 caps Spain 3 Catalonia RC Deportivo La Corua 101 games) born in Terrassa Spain
11 Mar 1978
Christopher Rice American author (A Density of Souls The Snow Garden) born in Berkeley California
11 Mar 1870
Louis Bachelier French mathematician who pioneered mathematical finance introducing Brownian motion born in Le Havre France (d. 1946)
11 Mar 1877
Alfred Lonard Loewenstein Belgian financier and third-richest person in the world at the time born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1928) [1] [2] [3]
11 Mar 1880
Harry H. Laughlin American eugenecist born in Oskaloosa Iowa (d. 1943)
11 Mar 1884
Lewi Pethrus Swedish Pentecostal minister who founded Christian Democratic Party born in Vargn Sweden (d. 1974)
11 Mar 1887
Gottfried Huppertz German singer and silent film score composer (Metropolis Die Nibelungen) born in Kln German Empire (d. 1937)
11 Mar 1907
Eleni Gatzoyiannis Greek heroine (subject of Eleni by son Nicholas Gage about how she saved her children) born in Greece (d. 1948)
11 Mar 1907
Peggy Herbison Scottish Labour Party politician (Member of Parliament 1945-70 Minister of Social Security 1964-67) born in Shotts Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1996)
11 Mar 1915
J. C. R. Licklider American computer scientist and Internet pioneer born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1990)
11 Mar 1916
Ezra Jack Keats American childrens author known for The Snowy Day winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1983)
11 Mar 1921
Frank Harary American mathematician who pioneered modern graph theory born in New York City (d. 2005)
11 Mar 1921
Phyllis Lee Levin American fashion reporter essayist and author (The Wheels of Fashion Great Historic Houses of America) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025)
11 Mar 1923
Ad den Besten Dutch poet and publisher (Hymn Book for the Churches) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 2015) [1]
11 Mar 1930
David Gentleman British visual artist illustrator and muralist (Charing Cross underground station) born in London
11 Mar 1933
Walter Brueggeman American theologian and advocate for the poor (The Prophetic Imagination) born in Tilden Nebraska (d. 2025)
11 Mar 1936
Hollis Frampton American photographer and experimental filmmaker (Zorns Lemma Critical Mass) born in Wooster Ohio (d. 1984)
11 Mar 1936
Nathan Silver American architect writer (Lost New York) and educator (Columbia Cambridge) born in Manhattan New York City (d. 2025) [1]
11 Mar 1937
John Ward New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 17 dismissals Canterbury) born in Timaru New Zealand (d. 2021)
11 Mar 1939
(Leonardo) Flaco Jimnez American Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto accordionist (Texas Tornados) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2025) [1] [2]
11 Mar 1941
Shelly Zegart American historian preservationist and founding director of Quilt Alliance born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
11 Mar 1943
Colin McFadyean English rugby union centre & captain (11 Tests England 4 British & Irish Lions Loughborough College Moseley RFC) born in Tavistock England (d. 2025)
11 Mar 1945
Dock Ellis American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star & World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates pitched no-hitter 1971) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2008)
11 Mar 1947
Alan Yentob British broadcaster TV executive and creative director for the BBC (2004-15) born in Stepney England (d. 2025) [1]
11 Mar 1947
Tristan Murail French composer (Gondwana Random Access Memory and educator born in Le Havre France
11 Mar 1948
George Kooymans Dutch rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Golden Earring - Radar Love) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 2025)
11 Mar 1950
Katia Labque French concert pianist chiefly as a duo with her younger sister Marielle born in Bayonne France
11 Mar 1952
James Fleet British screen and theatre actor (Four Weddings in a Funeral The Vicar of Dibley Bridgerton) born in Bilston England
11 Mar 1954
Gale Norton American 48th United States Secretary of the Interior born in Wichita Kansas
11 Mar 1958
Flemming Rose Danish journalist and freedom of speech advocate born in Copenhagen Denmark
11 Mar 1958
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer Iraqi politician Iinterim President of Iraq (2004-05) born in Mosul Iraq
11 Mar 1958
James Pinkerton American columnist author and political analyst (Fox News Newsday) born in Cambridge Massachusetts [1] [2]
11 Mar 1967
Brad Carson American politician Rep-D-Oklahoma (2001-05) born in Winslow Arizona
11 Mar 1967
John Barrowman Scottish-American actor singer presenter and writer (Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who) born in Glasgow Scotland
11 Mar 1979
Benji Madden American rock guitarist (Good Charlotte) born in Waldorf Maryland
11 Mar 1979
Elton Brand American NBA basketball player 1999-2016 (Los Angeles Clippers Philadelphia 76ers and 3 other teams) and general manager (76ers 2018-present) born in Cortlandt Manor New York
11 Mar 1979
Joel Madden American rock singer (Good Charlotte) born in Waldorf Maryland
11 Mar 1981
LeToya Luckett American R&B and pop singer (Destinys Child 1997-2000 - Bills Bills Bills) and actress born in Houston Texas
11 Mar 1981
Paul Wall [Slayton] American rapper and DJ (Girl Nelly - Grillz) born in Georgetown Texas
11 Mar 1981
Russell Lissack English indie-rock guitarist (Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City) born in Chingford London England
11 Mar 1984
Anna Tsuchiya Japanese model pop-rock singer (Rose Kuroi Namida) and actress (Kamikaze Girls) born in Shibuya Japan
11 Mar 1984
Tom James British rower 2x Olympic Champion for the coxless four (2008 2012) born in Cardiff Wales
11 Mar 1985
Arooj Aftab Pakistani-American singer and composer (Mohabbat) born in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
11 Mar 1985
Taniela Moa Tongan rugby union halfback (20 caps Auckland Blues Section Paloise RUFC) born in Tofoa Tonga (d. 2021)
11 Mar 1987
Tom Furse English rock and ambient keyboardist (The Horrors) record producer and artist born in UK
11 Mar 1989
Anton Yelchin Russian-born American actor (Star Trek) born in Leningrad Soviet Union (d. 2016)
11 Mar 1991
Tammy Beaumont English cricket batter (Test HS 208 v Aus 2023 highest by Englishwoman in Test cricket Kent CC) born in Dover England